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Scout B | SSS 1
National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationLaunch Successful

SSS 1

Scout B

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LAUNCH SITEBroglio Space Center, Kenya

Mission

Small magnetospheric research satellite.

Launch vehicle
Scout B
Mission type
Earth Science
Destination orbit
Elliptical Orbit
Launch pad
San Marco platform
Provider
National Aeronautics and Space Administration

The vehicle

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Scout B
NASA
Launch vehicle

Scout B

The Scout family of rockets were were American launch vehicles designed to place small satellites into orbit around the Earth. The Scout multistage rocket was the first orbital launch vehicle to be entirely composed of solid fuel stages.

Height
25 m
Diameter
1.01 m
Stages
4
Recorded launches
23
First flight
1965-08-10

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Launch site & orbit

Broglio Space Center, Kenya

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DestinationElliptical Orbit

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